Question

What was the result of the Parliament Act of 1858?
a. East Indian company was abolished
b. Redesignation of Governor General of India as Viceroy.
c. The Secretary of state for India was responsible for administration.
d. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:
 A parliament consists of two houses namely the lower house called the Lok Sabha and the upper house called Rajya Sabha. This act made all the changes mentioned here and simed towards the proper administration.

Complete solution:
The parliament act of 1858 was aimed to end the rule of the company and set new goals. Under this act, the control of British government of India was transferred to the British crown. During this time, the activities of the British were implemented in the name of monarch. The title of monarch was now represented by the Viceroy. Some of the important points of this act include that India will be governed by the name of “ Her majesty”. Lord canning was the first Viceroy of India. He was born on 14th December 1812 in London. He has served as the governor general of India from 1958 to 1862 and 1856 to 1858. He is also known as the Viscount canning or the Clemency canning. This act also ended the system of double government and abolished the board of control and court of directors.

Additional Information – Under the parliament act of 1858, a new office of “ Secretary of the state” was also created and the secretary also served as the member of the British Cabinet.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
 Under this act, a fifteen member council was also created to assist the secretary of the state and the secretary was also made the chairman of the council. At the end, the act improved the administrative system.